By Monday, clients of insurer Aegon Magyarország had filed for damages caused by the irregular cold weather in April amounting to an estimated HUF 83.6 million, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.

Due to the irregular April snow that caused havoc over the country on Tuesday, approximately 200 people were stuck in a Hunguest Hotel in the Mátra Hills, according to a report by Hungarian online news portal index.hu.

The unexpected snowfall in Budapest has prompted organizers to delay a protest originally set for this evening in front of the Russian Embassy in Budapest, to protest against what they say is the “increasing influence of Russia” on Hungary. The eventʼs Facebook page sets a revised date of Monday, April 24, from 7 p.m.

The middle regions of Hungary are experiencing snow irregular for the season today, causing slight havoc in affected areas, according to reports. Hungarian Police have even suspended an anti-speeding crackdown scheduled for today.

Against the background of a recently issued red alert, the Hungarian capital, indeed the country as a whole, is facing major difficulties in coping with extreme weather conditions today, as ice makes it dangerous to travel around not only by car, but also on foot, according to the latest reports.

Budapest Airport, operator of the capital’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport, finished the installation of a new Instrumental Landing System (ILS) on Runway 2, the longer of the airportʼs two runways, the company announced on Friday according to reports.

It is easy to claim that our values are being attacked, in order to justify the creation of stricter laws, Edward Snowden told an audience in Budapest late yesterday, during a live feed at a symposium on privacy and surveillance organized by the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives, Hungarian online daily origo.hu reported.

On the occasion of the closing of the “Watching You, Watching Me Exhibition” at the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives, organizers said today they are holding a symposium on privacy and surveillance entitled “What Does Privacy Mean in an Open Society?”, featuring Edward Snowden, who will participate as a speaker through a video call.